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Starkville Football Team History


Starkville Yellow Jackets
Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales


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1920  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights
 Walter Scales enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Bruce    6   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. University   *  19   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. West Point   *  19   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Philadelphia    0   6   L       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Aberdeen   *  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Grenada   *  26   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Louisville    20   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Houston   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Ackerman    39   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 6  @ Amory   *  14   12   W       
 Fri., Nov. 20  vs. Kosciusko    42   0   W       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored212
  Scoring Average19.3
  Points Allowed49
  Defense Average4.5
  Opponents Record65-43
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
  
1953  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Aberdeen 10-1298468-0-023032  Bert Thompson
West Point 7-32521696-2-0220124  Harper Davis
Starkville 9-2212495-1-010525  Walter Scales
University 6-3208645-3-016958  
Amory 5-51691324-3-011790  Murphy Lowther
Houston 4-5771413-5-051135  Flavius Alford
Grenada 4-61771782-4-093117  A.L. Gerrard
Okolona 3-6621731-6-029166  
Pontotoc 2-7-1902381-3-051102  Charles Shumake
New Albany 1-8382521-6-032186  W.J. Davis



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